Mission of the Committee is to identify and define the innovation branch in Finland and the most significant phenomena for it. The Committee aims to run a diverse discussion on the issue from different point of views in order that Technology Academy Finland for its part can promote the issue on a most prominent way for Finland.
The Committee acts like a think tank, meetings are being held at least two times a year.
Chair of the committee
- Janne Laine, Aalto University
Members
Universities
- Risto Nieminen, Aalto University
- Minna Palmroth, University of Helsinki
- Jukka Mönkkönen, University of Eastern Finland
- Markku Kivikoski, University of Tampere
- Mika Hannula, University of Turku
Trade and industry
- Laura Juvonen, Federation of Finnish Technology Industries
- Riikka Heikinheimo, Confederation of Finnish Industries EK
- Petri Takala, Academic Engineers and Architects TEK
- Lars Peter Lindfors, Neste
- Hannu Kauppinen, Nokia
- Timo Vuori, International Chamber of Commerce
- Liisa Åström, Vaisala
- Kaija Pehu-Lehtonen, Metsä Group
- Tarja Takki-Halttunen, Halton
- Harri Junttila, Alma Talent
Science academies
- Markku Leskelä, Finnish Academy of Technical Sciences
- Leni von Bonsdorff, The Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in Finland
Public sector and decision makers
- Mikko Dufva, Sitra
- Mika Lautanala, Business Finland
- Ilona Lundström, Ministry of Employment and the Economy
- Erja Heikkinen, Ministry of Education and Culture
- Riitta Maijala, Academy of Finland
- Jarmo Sareva, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
- Päivi Sillanaukee, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
- Antti Pelkonen, Prime Minister’s Office
- Outi Alanko-Kahiluoto, Parliament of Finland
Secretary: Markku Ellilä, Technology Academy Finland